EURO 2021. D-1 before the grand final of the Euro football. This Sunday, England and Italy compete for the precious trophy at the end of the competition calendar. Everything you need to know before the last match of this Euro 2021 …
07/09/21 – 23:55 – British Transport Minister puts a stop to
[FIN DU DIRECT] This is one of the thorniest questions linked to this Euro 2021: that of contamination with Covid-19, linked to the multiple trips of teams and supporters. If 1000 supporters have been authorized to attend the final of the competition to be held this Sunday, July 11, 2021 on the lawn of Wembley Stadium, the British Minister for Transport, Grant Schapps strongly advised other supporters not to perform the trip. Speaking on Times Radio, he said, “Don’t do it is the answer to that obvious question.” In order to counter possible recalcitrant ones, some flights between Italy and England have even been canceled in order to curb potential clusters in a country which is in the grip of an outbreak of Covid-19 cases.
07/09/21 – 23:20 – An Englishwoman dismissed after having pretext of an illness to attend Denmark-England
It’s not good to lie. And it is not Nina Farooqi, this 37-year-old Englishwoman, who will tell you the opposite. This is the funny story that RMC Sports reports to us this Friday, July 9, 2021. While she had told her boss to be sick, the young woman had obviously forgotten that she was going to a stadium where the cameras and goals would be ubiquitous. And, of course, his presence in the stands was captured by the stadium cameras. The reaction of her boss was not long in coming: the next morning, “when it was time to take the train to leave, Nina Farooqi received a call from her boss to tell him that she was fired for having lied to him”, relates RMC Sports.
07/09/21 – 22:55 – For who will be the title of top scorer?
Beyond knowing the victorious team of this Euro 2021, football fans are also impatient to know who will be elected top scorer in the competition. A ranking that is calculated … by evaluating the number of goals scored by the players, quite simply. The said ranking, which has been readjusted at the end of each match, places Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) and Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) in the lead for the moment. The two teams of which they are part having been eliminated from the Euro, everything remains possible; especially for Harry Kane who will play in the final against Italy in his team of the Three Lions (England).
07/09/21 – 22:02 – Donation of 80 tonnes of bananas thanks to a partnership
For every kilometer traveled, the Spanish team pledged to donate 100 kilos of bananas to food banks across the country. It’s now done. And this Friday, July 9, 2021, it is our colleagues from RMC Sports who bring us this good news. In view of the approximately 766.5 kilometers traveled during this Euro 2021, the Spanish team of La Roja will be able to donate 80 tonnes of bananas to 54 Spanish food banks. This initiative was part of a commitment between an association of producers from the Canary Islands in partnership with the local Pedri and the Spanish Federation. A nice gesture.
07/09/21 – 21:15 – On which channel to watch the final?
Two days before the final of the competition which will see the Nazionale (Italy) and the Three Lions (England) face off, many people want to watch the match from their sofa. This last match will be broadcast unencrypted on M6 or on BeiN Sport in encrypted form. With this information, it’s up to you to see if you want to watch it from your sofa or in the many bars that will broadcast it.
07/09/21 – 20:55 – Roxana Maracineanu “disappointed” with the Blues’ course
This Friday, July 9, 2021, Roxana Maracineanu spoke about the debacle suffered by the France team during the knockout stages of the Euro. The Minister of Sports regretted that the Blues left the competition so quickly but remains positive and believes that “we must learn all the lessons from what has not worked”. She also welcomed UEFA’s decision to sanction the Hungarian Football Federation after the racist cries heard in the stands as well as the homophobic signs displayed by Hungarian supporters.
09/07/21 – 20:14 – Hungary sanctioned by UEFA
This Friday, July 9, 2021, UEFA announced that it had sanctioned the Hungarian Football Federation on the grounds of “discriminatory behavior by its supporters” during three matches played during its selection for the Euro. During the group stage, the national team had met Portugal (0 – 4), France (1 – 1) and Germany (2 – 2) and the behavior of the Hungarian fans present in the stands caused a stir. . First, there were the racist cries against the black players of the France team on June 19. UEFA then carried out investigations into the banners and placards bearing homophobic slogans. The Hungarian Football Federation is therefore fined 100,000 euros, but that’s not all; it will also have to deploy “a banner with the message” #EqualGame “during the next home matches which will take place behind closed doors”, details AFP.
07/09/21 – 19:55 – A final at the cost of an outbreak of cases in England?
This Sunday, July 11, 2021 will be held the final of the Euro which will see England oppose Italy on the lawn of Wembley stadium (London). For this last match of the competition, 65,000 spectators are expected in the stands of the stadium of the English capital and an incalculable number of fans will follow the footballing exploits of the players from fanzones or even in pubs. But at the cost of what? This is the question that worries because, despite having the best vaccination rate in Europe, England is facing a surge in Covid-19 cases linked to the Delta variant that the scenes of jubilation according to -match could make it even worse.
07/09/21 – 19:25 – Aleksander Ceferin: “I will no longer support this format”
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin spoke on Friday July 9, 2021 about the organization of the European Championship. This year, the Euro took place in several countries, and the form of this organization has caused much ink to flow, in particular due to the Covid-19 pandemic which continues to spread. The Slovenian leader expressed regret at the complexity of this European calendar and does not wish to reiterate its format: “If you ask me for my opinion, I will no longer support this format. I think it is too difficult, and of course. somehow unfair that some teams have to travel over 10,000 kilometers and others 1,000 for example “
07/09/21 – 18:55 – A satisfied supporter
This is the story of a ten-year-old English girl who will remember this Euro 2021. In an article published on July 9, 2021, Le Parisien makes us (re) discover a sequence that marked during the half-game. final between England and Denmark (2 – 1, ap) on Wednesday evening. After the end of the meeting, Mason Mount, the Chelsea midfielder went to the young Belle McNally before giving her his jersey. History has obviously made him the darling of the British media, fond of this kind of story and Belle has made the rounds of television sets. Mason Mount reacted via a video message which he concludes with: “Thank you for your support, it means a lot and I hope to see you on Sunday”.
07/09/21 – 6:15 pm – Leonardo Bonucci: “We are going to play at their place but it does not scare us”
This Friday, July 9, 2021, Leonardo Bonucci spoke at a press conference on the final which will pit the Italian team against the Three Lions of England in the final of the competition which will take place on the 11th. July 2021. According to the central defender of Italy, “it will be the best spectacle for European and world football, from England, Italy and the referee”. On the issue of Covid-19, which led to the postponement of the Euro, he underlines that the pandemic has helped players “to gain experience and enthusiasm, which [leur] allows us to be here today, believing in something that, three years ago, seemed utopian “.
07/09/21 – 18:06 – England-Italy: a match for history
For this EURO 2021 final, England face Italy on Sunday July 11 at 9 p.m. at Wembley in England. Since 1933, the two teams have met 27 times. Italy have won 10 times, drawn 9 times and lost 8 times. The last match between the two teams dates back to March 2018 in a friendly match (1-1). Lorenzo Insigne had equalized for Italy. In a EURO, the two teams have faced each other twice: a victory for Italy in the group stage of EURO 1980 (1-0) and another victory for Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012. on penalties (0-0, 4-2 tab).
07/09/21 – 17:54 – Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA) against EURO in several countries
The UEFA president has indicated that he no longer wants to organize a EURO in several countries. In this EURO 2021, there was 11 host cities with the semi-finals and the final at Wembley. He found it unfair that supporters had to travel miles to support their teams. “If you ask me for my opinion, I will no longer support this format. I think it is too difficult, and in a way unfair that some teams have to cover more than 10,000 kilometers and others 1,000 kilometers for example, has Ceferin told BBC Sport. It’s not fair to the fans, some of whom were supposed to be in Rome and a few days later in Baku. It’s an interesting idea but difficult to implement. I don’t think we will. let’s do it again “. The next EURO will be held exclusively in Germany in 2024.
07/09/21 – 17:38 – 60,000 spectators for the final at Wembley
After several weeks of questioning and changes, the final at Wembley is expected to host 60,000 people (out of 90,000 possible places) like in the semi-finals. With Covid-19 and the Delta variant, health measures will always be very controlled. 1,000 Italian supporters are expected in the stadium for the final.
07/09/21 – 17:19 – Harry Kane can enter the legend of England
By scoring against Denmark in the EURO 2021 semi-finals, the England striker brings his total to 4 goals in the competition. He joined tied Gary Lineker as England’s top scorer in EURO and World Cup finals with 10 buts. At the same time his goal was England’s 50th in EURO final tournaments.
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The dates of the final phase of what we continue to officially call “UEFA Euro 2020” were set last year, after the postponement for health reasons: the competition has therefore been scheduled. from June 11 to July 11, 2021. The group stage (six pools of four teams) took place from 11 June to 23 June. The first two of each group and the four best thirds contested the round of 16, until Tuesday 29 June. The quarter-finals took place on July 2 and 3, 2021. The semi-finals were played on July 6 and 7, at Wembley Stadium in London (England) while the final is scheduled for July 11, 2021, at 9 p.m. , still at Wembley. The complete calendar in PDF.
Follow on this page, throughout this UEFA Euro 2020, the results of the matches of the competition. The scores of the quarter-finals and semi-finals:
In France, the TV broadcasting of the matches of the final phase of the Euro will have been provided by TF1 (twelve games) and M6 (eleven matches including the final) and by beIN Sports (available by subscription), which offers broadcasting the entire competition. All the Blues matches and the two semi-finals were notably offered on an unencrypted channel (TF1 or M6). This will also be the case for the final, broadcast on M6, even if the Blues will not participate.
